Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-16
MIDSUMMER FASHIONS.

! THE FAN Of seven sticks is the fancy Of the mo-
ment.
THE FAvoRrrE RErcuIs is the Marguerite
| pocket.
THE latest shade of blue green takes the name
OF wave blue.
PLAID AND STRIPED GOODS are often killed, though
frequently made up plain.
MoIRE Is AGAIN in favor for dressy occasions,
though for hard wear surah remains popular.
LESS EMBROIDERY, less lace, and fewer ribbons
| are seen than last season on misses costumes
HELIoTRoPE, Neapolitan blue, coquelicot, Japan
csc red, pomegranate, slvergray, and dafrodil are
fayOrtte colOrS.
MORE OR CHEAP SURAH SKIRTS are covered with
draperies OF net or point d'esprit that entirely
conceal the skirt.
A GOLD CoLLARET Of open braid work is among
articles necessary to complete the toilet of the
ultra-fashiOnable woman.
THERE IS TENDENCY to dispense with buttons
on the waists OF gowns and return to the old
fashioned hooks and eyes.
DRESSES with full pufrs upon the upper parts Of
| the sleeves may have the lower parts Of their
sleeves OF contrasting goods.
| some EVENING MANTEIS are lust one mass of
glittering beads with no ground visible, and
finished of with lace.
NAVY BLUE and white twiled fannels, striped
| hannels, serges and jersey webbing are the popu-
lar materials for bathing suits.
PIN-HEAD DOTTED WHITE MusLINs are revived for
slips or white ones at pleasure.
The RED FoULARDs and China silks, so much in
favor now in Paris are also beginning to be seen
here, generally with trimmings of black lace.
SOME EXQUISITE CAMIsoLEs or morning sacQues
for house wear are made Of embroidered muslin
In call over" designs, With borders to match.
The "NEw" MATERIAL, known as tennis CLOTH is
simply mixture OF cotton cloth and wool, re-
sembling Scotch Bingham in texture and design.
The LATEST DEVICES IN HATS for yachting,
lawn-tennis and croquet toilets are made OF fine
French cashmere or millinet or crinOline frames.
AMONG the pretty conceits will be found house
jackets, made Of tea gown fabrics. Lace and
braid is literally employed in their Ornamental
ton.
LARGE BUTTONS may be said to have disap-
peared entirely; but the fall will undoubtedly re-
produce them. Small carved or inlaid buttons
lead now.
A NOVEL DESIGN for cloaks for travelling or for
coaching copies the great wraps worn by Irish
peasant women, which envelOp the wearer from
head to foot.
HANDKERCHIEFs for mourning are solid black,
With black embroidered edges also with fine
white embroidery. For light mourning the en-
Droldery Is black on white.
IRISH POLPIN has already fulfilled what was pre-
dicted for It, and that that 1t would rush into
much prominence this season. Indications point
| TO It's enjoying lengthy day.
In HOSIERY for gentlemen stripes are in demand
and the tendency is toward quiet colors, drab and
fawn, relieved by an tntermiXture OF white and
light blue hues being favored.
FROM PARIS and other centers OF fashion come
the reports that womankind Will be robed this
IAN ana winter In garments that Will partake
largely OF masculine character.
BLACK POINT DEsPRrT LACE is used In mourning
for 1abots, ornamented with loops Of gros grain
ribbon. Surah AntOnette is new fabric for light
mourning, woven with heavy twill.
In SCARFs nearly every style now seems to be
worn, including China crepe, India silk and cash
mere, plain and embroidered. However, the
Spanish lace scarf still continues not only staple
but the fayor1te
AT FISHING CLUBS and other similar resorts men
wear flannel shirts all the week, but it Is etiquette
to appear in gorgeous garments OF raw or pongee
silk on Sundays. The conventional Starched linen
armOr Is entirely tabOOed.
SAILOR HATS for young sirls and turbans hold
their own in popular favor. The st1n bow is
still the objective garniture on the sailor hat
while the stiff drapery bow assisted by a wisp of
COCKS feathers is the trimming seen on the latest
turbanS.
1okEs AND YOKE EFFECTS are being multiplied a
hundred-fold In all the summer gowns. novel
shape is pointed yoke reaching to the waist in
front and to the middle OF the back. The Jokes
usually are in sharp contrast to the rest OF the
gowns and take the place OF the wa1stcoat and
plastron.
THE BREAKFAST JACKETS, which now represent so
| important an item in the wardrobe Of O fashion,
able woman, are often made Of null muslin, with
tucks taken as far as the shoulders and chest, to
be resumed below the waist, and the sleeves,
which only reach as far as the elbows, are Orna-
mented in similar manner.
WHITE AND CoLoRED LACEs are charming acces-
series for evening wraps. For travelling cloths of
light weight, pOngees, moha1rs, surahs, serges,
| and fannels Will be preferred while, for evening
wear, costlter materials, such as faille franchise
satin rhadames, sicilienne, gros grain silks, and
handsomely embroidered or decorated woolens In
black and in cOlOrs will be the choice.
For DOMESTIC WEAR around the house are
pretty dressing sacques and blouse waists OF
speckled dotted, striped, and sprigged linen lawns
and percales, intended for wear with cOlored wool
| or cotton skirts. The collars and cuffs OF these
| garments are scalloped and buttOnhole-sttched
with colored cotton, red, blue, pink, or lilac, to
| percale or the waists.